Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
New Albany firefighters did a window search into the second floor and found the victim under blankets in a bathroom
Miami firefighters found occupants above the boarded-up first-floor
The NYPD said the Florida man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, then doused himself in an accelerant
Sources say a firefighter allegedly designed a website to help colleagues housing actual pediatric advanced life support exam questions
Neighbors flagged down firefighters who were leaving a nearby call to help get him down
Brody Channel was honoring his father who died in the line of duty last year; he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer perform CPR on an unresponsive 9-month-old girl
A car drove in front of the rig, causing it to swerve and hit the cruiser; a firefighter and police officer suffered injuries in the collision
The captain, who suffered second-degree burns, was injured after a ceiling collapsed in a second-floor apartment
It talks about how the four were rescued and the serious injuries they suffered; it also raises questions about their equipment and training
The firefighter, as well as the trapped people he had been sent to rescue, was pulled to safety from the floodwaters
Rick Wimberley suffered a fractured pelvis and bruising; doctors are also checking for shoulder injuries
Diana Gilboy, 43, was a firefighter for 10 years; colleagues described her as an ambitious woman and knew how to empathize with her patients
Crews waded into waist-deep water to help people trapped in cars, dozens of boats fanned out to rescue others in neighborhoods and some people were plucked from rooftops by helicopters
The oven door was open and the fire started at or near the stove; all three were under the age of 7
Fire officials suspect heroin laced with the powerful painkiller fentanyl is to blame; patients have required double and triple doses of Narcan
They took different paths to the small rural college, ranging from teens starting college for the first time to adults who were seeking a second career
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Radio traffic between dispatch and responding units during campus shooting highlights how it’s done
Kenny Ungerman, a Navy veteran in his first year in the school’s medic program, said he was talking to a National Guard recruiter outside when they heard a gunshot
The firefighter, with the help of two off-duty nurses, stabilized the man; responding crews extricated the man from the car
Three firefighters were treated for burns after the fire and five residents were displaced
Listen to the radio transmissions between responders and dispatch during response to shooting at the Umpqua Community College
Constant updates from a PIO reduces speculation and uncertainty, which is especially important for the friends and family of those directly involved
One witness said the 26-year-old gunman demanded to know students’ religion before shooting them; police weren’t saying whether they knew of any motive
Nearly 170 firefighters battled the blaze; the hurt firefighters were treated for minor injuries
Austin Trace McMillian is the third junior firefighter with the department who has died since 2001
The program will focus on treating chronic medical conditions and assist patients before they need to call 911
Lt. James Brown said he started with the fire department when he was 18, but he has been around the firehouse his whole life
HeartReach Michiana, a nonprofit organization that fights heart disease has donated 495 AEDs to date
Shawn Benson, 50, was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead
The motorcyclist failed to yield to the rig at an intersection; the crash is under investigation
They suffered minor injuries and sought treatment as a precaution; no residents were home when the fire started
The chief learned that their names weren’t on the fallen firefighters memorial; they were added during a public ceremony over the weekend
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